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Compare the features of the PowerVM® management consoles.
| Feature | Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM) | Hardware Management Console (HMC) |
|---|---|---|
| Included in PowerVM | X | |
| Manage IBM® BladeCenter® POWER® blade servers | X | X |
| Manage IBM Flex System™ POWER Compute Nodes | X | X |
| Manage more than one server | X | |
| Hardware monitoring | X | X |
| Service agent call home | X | X |
| Graphical interface | X | X |
| Requires a separate server to run on | X | |
| Run on virtualized environments | ||
| Advanced PowerVM features | X | |
| High-end servers | X | |
| Low-end servers and midrange servers | X | X |
| Server families support | POWER5/POWER5+, POWER6®/POWER6+,POWER7®/POWER7+, | POWER5/POWER5+, POWER6/POWER6+, POWER7/POWER7+, |
| Redundant setup | X |
